As our angry, divided nation prepares for the drama of the midterm elections, a humble and previously little-remarked-upon prop has suddenly taken center stage: the state voter roll. As databases go, ...

A critical cPanel flaw (CVE-2026-58048) lets authenticated users execute SQL as root. Users should update to fixed versions immediately. If you run a shared hosting box, this one’s worth reading ...

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure. By Zach Montague Reporting ...

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from using a revamped version of an immigration database for checking the accuracy of state voter rolls, dealing a blow to President Donald ...

US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan sets aside Trump's revamp of DHS's SAVE system Voting-rights groups argued states' use of the system disenfranchised US citizens Ruling comes as Trump seeks to ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

The Trump administration is intensifying its campaign against alleged voter fraud, taking new steps toward building a national citizen database and ramping up its hunt for suspected noncitizen voters ...

When adjusting the storage repair speed, you are setting a priority for the system. Choosing a low repair speed allocates resources to active workloads, while a high repair speed reallocates resources ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Local privacy advocates are raising concerns about an obscure database managed by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) that might be allowing President Donald Trump’s deportation forces ...

The DB-Engines ranking of the most popular database management systems for January 2026 is now available, featuring data on the past 12 months’ popularity trends for 429 databases, highlighting the ...

For developers working with SQL Server, few performance tuning techniques are as essential--or as frequently misunderstood--as indexing. Done right, indexing can drastically improve application ...